Hopefully you’re not this naive, but if you’re still wondering who’s really driving the conference expansion bus, let Chuck Neinas clue you in: “Our television partners agreed that the only new member that would enhance the Big 12 value for television was Notre Dame.”

You can have a four-team playoff with deserving teams, or you can have a four-team playoff with Big Ten participation. But evidently you can’t have both.

Ivan Maisel has two reasons why that 12-year playoff time commitment may not be as strong as they’re trying to make it sound: “You have to think that the need for more money will arise in that time. And after a few years of team No. 5 screaming about being left out, the need to quell controversy will arise, too.”

Quote Of The Day

“It brings back a great Bulldog running back in Thomas who has NFL playing experience and has had success as a college coach at multiple schools. He also inherits a position that has been built to an elite level by Bryan. And it gives Bryan the opportunity to return to coaching the position he played and the one where he cut his teeth serving as a graduate assistant under wide receiver coach John Eason here at UGA. It also provides him with a new experience as a passing game coordinator.” -- Mark Richt, AB-H, 2/16/15